Wholesalers? Never touch them. We did go thru a very short period where we tried B&T for features...disappointing in terms of timely fulfillment and customer service.
We tried Midwest once or twice years ago for a few things that were strange and difficult to pay for. Not impressed. Interesting, we've almost completely given up on amazon...to our great sorrow. About a year ago amazon closed down its business services and no longer invoices. We found that for the large number of titles that we acquire, amazon's credit card transactions are difficult and clunky. We've largely switched to Movies Unlimited. For everything else, it's mano a mano...we deal directly with the primarily distributor or filmmaker. The ability to negotiate discounts and otherwise build valuable working relationships over the years is something you only get by going this route. Gary Handman Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 [email protected] http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
